Symptom

Action

The date and time are not displayed.

● The date and time are only displayed on the STATUS 2 and STATUS 3

 

screens in the Camera mode (during shooting). (A Page 106, 107)

 

 

No output from the [Y/VIDEO], [PB], and

● Is [Output Terminal] in the [A/V Out] menu correctly set? (A Page 92)

[PR] video signal output terminals.

 

 

 

Incorrect display on the viewfinder.

● Is the LCD monitor used with [LCD + VF] in the [LCD/VF] menu set to AOffB?

 

(A Page 88)

 

 

IEEE1394 connection between the camera

● Is the operation mode correctly set? (A Page 8)

recorder and the external device cannot

● Is the [INT/EXT] IEEE1394 interface terminal switch correctly set?

be established (e.g., no image on the

● Is [System Definition] in the [Record Format] menu correctly set? (A Page 75)

camera recorder and/or external device).

● Check the connection, such as by removing the IEEE1394 cable and inserting

 

it again, or by reconnecting the power.

 

 

When the camera recorder is in the Media

● Is the power of the device connected to the [IEEE1394] terminal turned ON?

mode (SD Card mode), pressing the

If the power of the connected device is OFF, the camera recorder does not

[CAM/MEDIA] button does not switch it to

switch to the IEEE1394 Input mode.

the IEEE1394 Input mode.

● Is [System Definition] in the [Record Format] menu set to ASD (DV)B? (A Page 75)

 

When the SD video system is in use, the camera recorder is unable to

 

recognize the IEEE1394 connection in the Media mode (SD Card mode).

 

Turn ON the power of the IEEE1394-connected device in the Camera mode,

 

followed by switching from the Media mode (SD Card mode) to the IEEE1394

 

Input mode using the [CAM/MEDIA] button.

 

 

Specifications

Camera Section
General

Power

Power consumption

Mass

GY-HM790CHU

GY-HM790CHE

GY-HM790U

GY-HM790E

Allowable operating temperature

Allowable operating humidity

Allowable storage temperature

:DC 12 V (10.5 V to 17 V)

:Approx. 26 W

(During recording [when the camera recorder + standard lens + LCD monitor are in use])

:Approx. 2.7 kg

:Approx. 2.8 kg

:Approx. 3.7 kg

:Approx. 3.9 kg

:0 f to 40 f (32 J to 104 J)

:30 % RH

:-20 f to 60 f (-4 J to 122 J)

Image pickup device

:

1/3" Progressive IT CCD

Color separation

 

 

prism

: F1.4, 3-color separation prism

Sync system

: Internal sync (built-in SSG)

Lens mount

:

1/3" bayonet system

Optical filter

:

OFF, 1/4, 1/16

Gain

: 0dB, 3dB, 6dB, 9dB, 12dB, 15dB, 18dB,

 

 

ALC

Electronic shutter

: 1/6 to 1/10000, EEI

Variable frame

:

10/30-60/30fps, 10/25-50/25fps, 10/24-

 

 

60/24fps

LCD monitor

: 4.3" LCD, 800 x 480

 

 

(WVGA, 410,000 pixels)

Viewfinder

: 0.45" LCOS, 1.22 megapixels

 

 

(852 x 480 x 3)

Lens Section (GY-HM790U/GY-HM790E only)

Lens

:

Canon F/1.6, 14x, f = 4.4-61.6 mm

 

 

(35 mm conversion: 32-448 mm)

Filter diameter

:

82 mm

Storage Section

Supported media

:

SDHC (Class 6/10)

Slots

:

x 2

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